One Step at a Time

Chapter 5

*PINKIE PIE'S POV*

I was up in my room, walking back and forth, thinking about my friends' weird behavior today, especially Dashie. Why was everypony winking at me? Why was Dashie frantic around me now? And what secret does Dashie doesn't want to tell me about?

"I'm so frustrated, Gummy!" I cried as I paced back and forth as my pet alligator, Gummy was sitting on my bed playing with his little ball. "Why are they acting this way? Did I do anything bad to them? Why the hay is everypony giving me the winky faces?" Gummy never said anything, much to my disappointment but at least he's a good listener. Although I may be a talkative pony, but I would always listen to everypony's problems and would help them go through it. I always ramble on and on about my problems to my friends and it helps that I vent it all out of my system.

Suddenly, I then got an idea! "I got it, Gummy! I would disguise myself as the Mysterious Mare Do Well and stalk my friends' every move." I chuckled to myself at the thought. Me disguised as that dark pony who saves everypony's lives and I will be stalking my friends to find the truth. THE TRUTH I TELL YOU! I hopped over to Gummy.

"Whatcha think about that, Gummy?!" I asked excitedly as my tail was dancing up high in the air. But the alligator said nothing. Probably because he doesn't have any teeth; could be that. hmmm....

A couple hours later, before my questioning; I decided to sneak to the Carousel Boutique to borrow the Mare Do Well costume without being caught by Rarity. Obviously, I wasn't stealing. I was borrowing it so I can figure out my friends' antics. Aiish. I climbed up a tree with binoculars in my hoof as I observed and searched around the scene if the coast was clear or not. I'm an agent trying to solve the code without being caught by the FBI or in my case, my friends.  There was Rarity, about to leave the Boutique. Sweet! I thought.

"I believe it is time for myself to have a little luxury at the spa." Rarity said aloud as she happily pranced and left, leaving the coast clear and open for me to attack..or sneak in.

Now that Rarity left, this was a huge opportunity for me to jump through the balcony, find the costume and be on my way. The balcony was pretty high up honestly, like if I'm on top of a skyscraper but in this case, the balcony. This feels like being in a spy movie with me as the main character. I giggled to myself at the thought. Anyways, on a count to ten, I jumped from the branch I was standing on to the balcony where I can at least hold on to the railing.

"Ahh!" I yelped as I tried to find leg support as I climbed up.

"Rarity!" called out a voice. I quickly glanced at the source of the voice. It was none other than Dashie with Fluttershy.

I yelped in panic as I frantically jumped up and ran inside the Boutique, crashing into Rarity's closet.

*RAINBOW DASH'S POV*

"What was that noise?" asked Fluttershy nervously. "Is she gonna be okay?"

I gave her a pat on the back. "No need to worry, Fluttershy. Probably cause she dropped something."

Fluttershy and I flew over to Rarity's because I want to ask her if she can make a dress for Pinkie Pie. Pinkie always look dashing in a dress. Like the other time, we were at the Gala in Canterlot. Pinkie looked so dashing and flawless and her party dress. I couldn't stop starting at her throughout the time at the Gala and when I hung out with the Wonderbolts, I would always tell them about her.

"Rarity!" I called again as Fluttershy and I flew inside the house. And then, we saw her messed up closet.